Watching the world sail by

The weather at Carey Bay hasn't been the best lately so, this evening after dinner, when conditions were pleasant with a lovely breeze off the lake I took my can of Coca-Cola out on the back verandah and watched the passing parade. The local sailing clubs host twilight races on a Wednesday evening so there were a few yachts about. 

It was a pleasant interlude until the bugs started to bite. Next time I will make sure I use the insect repellant that was on the table beside me.

Back on the water

 30 October 2021

During our recent Covid lockdown the traffic in our backyard has been a bit thin on the water. Although the conditions were far from perfect today it was heartening to see people returning to the water.

It was good to see the tourist boat M V Lady Mac back on the water (with our neighbours on board) and to see the sailors taking part in their Saturday races. Unfortunately the dull day didn't proide the right conditions for clear and crisp photos. 

M V Lady Mac 

Eye Candy

Looked out the window and what did I see? The Wednesday sailing races have returned to the Lake. I've missed all the sailing action in the backyard during lockdown. The races were another Covid casualty.

Two young Valentines

Fun times with two of our Valentines. Last days of summer.

Paddy the Lifeguard

Flying boats

And in the backyard the boats are flying along. Must be the Wednesday Twilight Races.

Man overboard

The lonely little barnacled boat has a crew today. That are experiencing some difficulty in setting sail. They even lost a man overboard. Luckily he could swim.

It's Saturday

And they're racing. It must be Saturday.

Several times per week local sailing clubs conduct races on the Lake. Sometimes they are close to our backyard, at other times they may be on a course in a more distant area of the Lake.

Boats on the Bay

Mr GeniAus and I are in the process of moving to a new home on the waterfront in Lake Macquarie, NSW.

I love watching the changing moods of the water and keeping track of the various vessels that come and go. I had thought of starting a new blog for the Boats on the Bay  but as I underuse this blog I will post my lake and boat pictures here and tag them accordingly.

Wednesday - Twilight Races

After the race

Don't know what it is but it was FAST



Yesterday (above) it was choppy and this morning (below) it was calm

Sunday in Cartagena

The locals at play